Description: A pudgy man standing about 2'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Detective who has hired him part-time. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bertram grew up listening to his father's many stories. He worked as a nervous Detective and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Detective like his father before him.

Motivation: To be a Masseuse again.

Bonds: Has a crush, Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and he perpetually has his greataxe ready. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Architect hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2500 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 8000 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Rose (40 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, tan shirt, and pastel tie. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is content.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 sp. Carnelian (20 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Amber (50 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.